the BRICS initiative
10 BRICS MEMBERS
The BRICS initiative began with five founding members, to which five more were added
9 Partner countries
As of 1/1/2025, nine countries were added to BRICS as partner countries
50% people-41% GDP
Now BRICS is half of world population, 41% of global economy
“But no single group and no single country can act alone or in isolation. It takes a community of nations, working as one global family, to address global challenges.”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
ABOUT “BRICS AND THE WEST DIALOGUE IN ATHENS” FORUM
The aim is to hold a broad DIALOGUE about the future that is being envisioned in our world with the presence of the BRICS on one side and the West on the other.
During the Conference, three thematic speaker panels will be organized and there will be a discussion on critical issues such as geopolitical developments, developments in the Financial Sector and the Energy Sector, always with the impact of the BRICS Cooperation in mind.
Date: 14/5/2025, Athens, Greece
The following will be invited as Speakers at the Conference (their presence tbc):
1. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
2. The Head of the European Commission Delegation to Greece
3. The Ambassador of PR of China to Greece
4. The Ambassador of the United States of America to Greece
5. The Ambassador of Russian Federation to Greece
6. The Ambassador of India to Greece
7. The Ambassador of Brazil to Greece
8. The Ambassador of Iran to Greece
9. The Ambassador of Egypt to Greece
10. The Ambassador of Ethiopia to Greece
11. The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Greece
12. The Ambassador of South Africa to Greece
13. The Ambassador of Indonesia to Greece
14. Executives of major companies from the BRICS countries and from Greece
15. University professors
Round tables (panels):
1. “Cooperation in the Energy Sector, Climate Change, New Conditions”
2. “The Stability of the Global Financial Sector as a Central Goal of Growth and Prosperity”
3. “Investments and Economic Growth”
B2B MEETINGS
Within the framework of the Conference, meetings will be held between members of the Greek Business Community with Embassies’ executives and businessmen from the BRICS countries.